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Thursday, March 1, 1917
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The Headlines
FILIBUSTER FOR EXTRA SESSION; Senate Republicans Force Interminable Roll Calls on Amendments to Revenue Bill. BILL PASSED, 47 TO 33 La Follette Consents to Taking Up Armed Ship Bill Friday, and Senate Recesses. Armed Ship Bill Advanced. FILIBUSTER FOR EXTRA SESSION
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The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Frédéric Chopin (1810)
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892)
- David Niven (1910)
- Glenn Miller (1904)
- Oskar Kokoschka (1886)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Modern Zipper & Drone Torpedoes.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,908 days ago
(109 years, 123 days)